Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, left, has been the focus of a corruption investigation.

Investigators "believe there is sufficient evidence to charge him with the crimes of bribery, fraud, obstruction of justice, harassing a witness, breach of trust and money laundering offenses," the police spokesman's office said in a statement.

Police allege that crimes date back to before Lieberman became foreign minister earlier this year.

Over the years, Lieberman has held various government posts. He is also the founder and leader of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu political party.

"For 13 years the police have been persecuting me," he said in a statement Sunday, "and as my political power and the power of Yisrael Beiteinu grow, the attempts to remove me from public activity worsen.

"There was no real reason to begin the investigation, and if the suspicions were founded the investigation would not have taken over a decade."